Camera bellows support



2 1931- G. c. BEIDLER 1,807,273

CAMERA BELLOWS SUPPORT Filed July 16, 1926 in such a Patented May 26, 1931 GEORGE C. BEIDLER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK CAMERA BELLOWS SUPPORT Application filed July 16,

This invention relates to apparatus for photographing books, writings and other objects, and has reference to so-called commercial cameras which are intended to contain a roll of film, the film from which is moved through an exposing chamber and cut into appropriate lengths, proportional to the area exposed within the chamber.

This invention relates to certain improvements which, in their general aspect, may be said to refer to novel lens board and bellows supporting instrumenta-lities for holding the lens and parts associated with it in operative relation to a copy board or copy holder,

manner as to provide clearance under the bellows and lens and between the lens and the copy holder in order that the copy may be manipulated expeditiously without liability of the operator encountering frames, hangers or the like, which are in construction,

drawings forming tended to support the lens board or the bellows.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying part of this application wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of a photographing apparatus embodying the invention;

Figure 2 illustrates a view in front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 illustrates a view in elevation of a detail of a coupling.

In these drawings, 15 denotes a conventional type of base frame having two paral lel rails 16 at the top on which wheels or sheaves 17 are rotatable. Standards 18 at the front of the frame are preferably constructed of tubular material applied to posts 19 on the clamps or couplings 20 that are secured to the rails at the front ends, and the standards are provided at their upper ends with T-couplings 21 that are rotatably applied to the standards. The stems of the T- 1926. Serial couplings are preferably split and provided with apertured ribs 22 at the edges of the split portions,

to which apertures, fastenings are applied for clamping the stems of the couplings t o the standards.

The sockets 23 of the couplings are also split and t edge of the tenings are inserted for hey have apertured ribs on each split sections, through which fasclamping the arms 24: that extend into and project from the T-couphngs.

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ends of the them, the said 26 projecting The arms extend forwardly converge and preferably the forward arms have pivots 25 connected to pivots being carried by lugs from plates 27 that are atemployed, but types, they as they are of well known need not, it is thought, be described in detail.

A stirrup or hanger 29 has ends hooked as at 30 to engage the is supporte portion of arms by which the stirrup d, and the said stirrup embraces a the lower side of the bellows and prevents its sagging.

claim In a photographing apparatus, a base frame proximatel ards,

having camera supporting standards on said frame, arms extendin rails,

in p

y horizontally from the standa lens board supported by the said arms, and a bellows hanger suspended from the said arms and extending under the bellows.

GEORGE C. BEIDLER. 

